but no Rododendron forest occurred. The maps said that they learnt that the soldiers who attempted to halt the at Chritian were simply trying to get baites in the mountains for at least two deady departure of these soldiers were remaining behind to terrorize the country. From its pass the whole country continued Westward Westward the sun capped peaks forming the Melungh Solveng divide which runs into a small peninsular, Eastward the Sun Nini. & its continuation above Aspav overthere only sun peaks north. The high Plateau with some man fields where Chung-Tien is situated was faced out North-eastward. Everywhere the country was covered by coniferous forests without evidence of cultivation except the Li-Tien valley some siledly below us. After leaving the sun valley to me found the descent to Wei-Shi dry & warm without man arms to the exposure to the sun, from the base of the mtn. we again met with the spruce & many brazil-bushes & alders. We reached